Short Stories for Class 1 with Questions

Reading comprehension lesson 2: Tiny stories · Set 245 · 12 questions

Reading tip (Who did what?): Find who is in the story. Find what happened and where. Words like “he”, “she” and “it” point back to someone or something named before.

1. 1.Meera had one red crayon. Her friend had no crayon. Meera shared her crayon with her.
   
   How many crayons did Meera have? (a) three (b) two (c) none (d) one
2. 2.Faizan helped his father wash the car. They used a bucket and a cloth. The car was clean and shiny.
   
   What did they use? (a) a pot and a pan (b) a broom and a mop (c) a cup and a spoon (d) a bucket and a cloth
3. 3.Grandma told Mohan a story. It was about a clever crow. Mohan fell asleep at the end.
   
   What did Mohan do at the end? (a) ran away (b) fell asleep (c) cried (d) sang a song
4. 4.Tenzin built a tower of blocks. His little brother knocked it down. Tenzin laughed and built it again.
   
   What did Tenzin build? (a) a paper boat (b) a house of cards (c) a tower of blocks (d) a sand castle
5. 5.Aman planted a seed in a pot. He gave it water every day. Soon a small green plant came up.
   
   In “He gave it water every day”, who is “He”? (a) the gardener (b) Amma (c) Aman (d) the plant
6. 6.Pooja woke up early. She saw the sun come up. The sky was orange and pink.
   
   What colours was the sky? (a) black and white (b) blue and green (c) red and grey (d) orange and pink
7. 7.A puppy was hungry. Kiran gave it some milk. The puppy wagged its tail.
   
   Who was hungry? (a) a cow (b) Kiran (c) a puppy (d) a kitten
8. 8.Vikram’s kite got stuck in a tree. His sister got a long stick. Together they pulled the kite down.
   
   Where did the kite get stuck? (a) on a roof (b) in a tree (c) on a wire (d) in a pond
9. 9.Riya lost her pencil. She looked under the bed. The pencil was in her bag!
   
   In “She looked under the bed”, who is “She”? (a) the pencil (b) Amma (c) the teacher (d) Riya
10. 10.Arjun could not find his cat. He called, “Moti, Moti!” The cat jumped out of a box.
    
    Where did the cat jump out of? (a) a box (b) a tree (c) a basket (d) a bag
11. 11.The bell rang. All the children ran out to play. Rohan stayed to help the teacher.
    
    What rang? (a) the bell (b) the phone (c) the door (d) the alarm
12. 12.Bela made a card for Amma. She drew a sun and three flowers. Amma put the card on the wall.
    
    What did Bela draw with the flowers? (a) a sun (b) a tree (c) a house (d) a moon

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